Riz Ahmed‘s best movie (sorry Venom) Sound of Metal is getting another airing on UK TV tonight.
The 2020 film focuses on a heavy metal drummer who starts to lose his hearing while on tour, and faces the prospect of becoming deaf.
If you haven’t previously watched it (or fancy a rewatch), Sound of Metal airs tonight at 11.05pm on BBC Two.
Don’t worry if that’s too late for a movie viewing on a Monday night, or if you missed the broadcast, as Sound of Metal will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer shortly after its BBC Two airing.
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Sound of Metal drew huge acclaim upon its release a few years ago, going on to win two Oscars for Best Sound and Best Film Editing.
Alongside Ahmed, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Ruben Stone, the movie stars House of the Dragon‘s Olivia Cooke, Sing Sing‘s Paul Raci, and The Walking Dead‘s Lauren Ridloff.
The film comes from director and co-writer Darius Marder, who wrote the screenplay with Abraham Marder.
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Rogue One and The Night Of‘s Ahmed has been busy since Sound of Metal was released, the star notably going on to win an Oscar in 2022 for Best Live Action Short Film for The Long Goodbye.
He has recently starred in movies Relay, Fingernails, Encounter and Flee, and will soon be seen in a new Hamlet adaptation alongside The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power‘s Morfydd Clark and Conversations with Friends‘ Joe Alwyn.
Ahmed is also set to star in a new London-set comedy series from Prime Video called Quarter Life.
The TV show is also set to star Taskmaster‘s Guz Khan and sees Ahmed play a struggling actor who experiences an existential crisis and a trippy conspiracy thriller while being on the cusp of a role of a lifetime.
Sound of Metal airs tonight at 11.05pm on BBC Two, and will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer shortly after broadcast.
Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in movies, TV and music. After completing a journalism Masters at City University, London, Sam joined Digital Spy as a reporter, and has also freelanced for publications such as NME and Screen International. Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from Lord of the Rings to Love Is Blind, and is equally in his element crossing every ‘t’ and dotting every ‘i’ as a sub-editor.
